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Lakshadweep Islands

Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 12 attols, 3 reefs and 6 newly formed/ submerged sand banks.  It is comprised of – 11 inhabited islands, 16 uninhabited islands;...

April 3, 2016

Andaman and Nicobar Geography Notes

The Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago consists of over 345 islands, islets and rocky outcrops, with land area extending up to 8,249 km2 and a coastline stretch of 1,962...

April 3, 2016

Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait

The Gulf of Mannar is a shallow bay, part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. A chain of low islands and reefs known as Adam’s Bridge,...

April 3, 2016

Gulf of Cambay

Gulf of Cambay or Gulf of Khambat is a 80 miles long gulf that divides the Kathiawar peninsula to the west from the eastern part of Gujarat state...

April 3, 2016

Gulf of Kutch

Gulf of Kutch is the largest coastal habitat in the West coast of India. It is a shallow water body with depth extending from 60 m at the...

April 3, 2016

Salient Features of East and West Coast of India

The Western Coastal plain lies between Kerala and Gujarat and stretches from the Arabian Sea to the Western Ghats. The total length of the western coasts is 1400...

April 3, 2016

Largest states by Coastline in India

The total coastline of India measures about 7,517 km, which is distributed among nine coastal states and four Union Territories; and almost entire coast of India falls within...

April 3, 2016

Ghaggar-Hakra River

Ghaggar-Hakra River flows in monsoon season only. It is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage and as the Hakra downstream of the barrage. It originates in the...

April 3, 2016

Tapi River

Tapi River, with length of 724 km, is one of only three rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west – the others being the Narmada...

April 3, 2016

Mahi River

Mahi rises in Minda Village, in sardarpur district Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and falls into the sea by a...

April 3, 2016

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